It’s a bumper evening of Uefa-endorsed, Carabao-flavoured action and no mistake. There are no less than 33 Carabao Cup fixtures, unless I’ve miscounted in which there might be less than 33 fixtures, with stand-out ties including the alphabetically first, between AFC Wimbledon and those nefarious history-thieves the MK Dons, and Leeds’ trip to Mancunian upstarts Salford. Plus there are Champions League and Europa League qualifiers to sprinkle a little stardust over proceedings. Here, then, is a complete list of tonight’s fixtures (except for those that are already finished; all 7.45pm BST kick-offs except for the ones that say otherwise):
Champions League third qualifying round, second leg
Ajax v PAOK (7.30pm; 2-2 in the first leg)
Celtic v CFR Cluj (1-1 in the first leg)
Dynamo Kiev v Club Brugge (6.30; Brugge lead 1-0 after the first leg)
Copenhagen v Red Star Belgrade (7pm; 1-1 in the first leg)
Porto v Krasnodar (8pm; Porto lead 1-0)
Rosenborg v Maribor (6pm; Rosenborg lead 3-1)
Ferencvaros v Dinamo Zagreb (7pm; 1-1 in the first leg)
LASK Linz v Basel (7.30; Lask lead 2-1 from the first leg)
Olympiakos v Istanbul Basaksehir (7.30; Olympiakos won the first leg 1-0))
Europa League third qualifying round, second leg
Dundalk v Slovan Bratislava (8pm; Dundalk trail 0-1)
Linfield v Sutjeska (Linfield lead 2-1)
Carabao Cup first round
AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons
Accrington Stanley v Sunderland
Barnsley v Carlisle
Blackburn v Oldham
Blackpool v Macclesfield
Bradford v Preston North End
Brentford v Cambridge Utd
Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham
Charlton v Forest Green
Colchester v Swindon
Coventry v Exeter
Gillingham v Newport County
Grimsby v Doncaster
Huddersfield v Lincoln City
Luton v Ipswich
Mansfield v Morecambe
Middlesbrough v Crewe
Nottm Forest v Fleetwood Town
Oxford Utd v Peterborough
Plymouth v Leyton Orient
Port Vale v Burton Albion
QPR v Bristol City
Rochdale v Bolton
Salford City v Leeds
Scunthorpe v Derby
Shrewsbury v Rotherham
Stevenage v Southend
Swansea v Northampton
Tranmere v Hull
Walsall v Crawley Town
West Brom v Millwall (8pm)
Wigan v Stoke
Wycombe v Reading
While I’m publishing enormous lists, the draw for the second round of the Carabao Cup, featuring 13 Premier League clubs, will take place following the conclusion of the Salford game. If you plan to stick around for that, you might find the ball numbers handy:
South section
1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Brighton & Hove Albion
3 Cardiff City
4 Crystal Palace
5 Fulham
6 Norwich City
7 Southampton
8 Watford
9 West Ham United
10 Portsmouth
11 Colchester United/Swindon Town
12 AFC Wimbledon/MK Dons
13 Oxford United/Peterborough United
14 Queens Park Rangers/Bristol City
15 Plymouth ArgyleLeyton Orient
16 Wycombe Wanderers/Reading
17 Charlton Athletic/Forest Green Rovers
18 Gillingham/Newport County
19 Stevenage/Southend United
20 Luton Town/Ipswich Town
21 Walsall/Crawley Town
22 Bristol Rovers/Cheltenham Town
23 Brentford/Cambridge United
24 Coventry City/Exeter City
25 Swansea City/Northampton Town
26 West Bromwich Albion/Millwall
North Section
1 Aston Villa
2 Burnley
3 Everton
4 Leicester City
5 Newcastle United
6 Sheffield United
7 Tranmere Rovers/Hull City
8 Grimsby Town/Doncaster Rovers
9 Wigan Athletic/Stoke City
10 Port Vale/Burton Albion
11 Nottingham Forest/Fleetwood Town
12 Bradford CityPreston North End
13 Blackpool/Macclesfield Town
14 Blackburn Rovers/Oldham Athletic
15 Mansfield Town/Morecambe
16 Accrington Stanley/Sunderland
17 Scunthorpe United/Derby County
18 Rochdale/Bolton Wanderers
19 Huddlesfield Town/Lincoln City
20 Middlesbrough/Crewe Alexandra
21 Shrewsbury Town/Rotherham United
22 Sheffield Wednesday/Bury
23 Salford City/Leeds United
24 Barnsley/Carlisle United
Right, that’s all the important information dealt with. On with the show!
Celtic Football Club
